The difficulty of establishing nuclear programs slowed the spread of nuclear proliferation in the last century, but may not do so in in the contemporary age because __________
a. treaties and institutions that restricted proliferation are no longer enforced since the end of the Cold War
b. the International Atomic Energy Agency has been in disarray from budget cuts in recent times, as the United Nations has other budgetary priorities
c. the U.S. is unable to act alone today in preventing smaller states from developing nuclear weapons
d. high technology is now more available globally, and at lower prices, while the end of the Cold War brought with it an end to protection of nuclear satellite states of the former Soviet Union
Answer: D
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